HaHotrim

HaHotrim (Hebrew: הַחוֹתְרִים, lit. The Rowers) is a kibbutz in northern Israel. Located near Tirat Carmel, it falls under the jurisdiction of Hof HaCarmel Regional Council. In 2018 it had a population of 809.[1]

HaHotrim
HaHotrim entrance sign
HaHotrim
Coordinates: 32°45′4.68″N 34°57′22.32″E
CountryIsrael
DistrictHaifa
CouncilHof HaCarmel
AffiliationKibbutz Movement
Founded1941/1952
Population
 (2018)[1]
809
Websitehttp://www.hahotrim.com/

History

The beginnings of the kibbutz were in December 1941, with the formation of a work company near Kiryat Haim by Jewish refugees from Czechoslovakia and Germany.[2] The kibbutz was established in 1952 on the land of a depopulated Palestinian village named al-Tira.[3][4]

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gollark: Oh, right, bremsstrahlung.
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gollark: From my very, *very* limited knowledge of this magnets could slow them down, but you would get bremhalsstrung [sic].

References

  1. "Population in the Localities 2018" (XLS). Israel Central Bureau of Statistics. 25 August 2019. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
  2. Founders of HaHotrim HaHotrim (in Hebrew)
  3. Khalidi, Walid (1992), All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948, Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies, p. 198, ISBN 0-88728-224-5
  4. Morris, Benny (2004). The Birth of the Palestinian Refugee Problem Revisited. Cambridge University Press. p. xx. ISBN 978-0-521-00967-6.
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